Give me some advice?
Zhao Xu turned around and looked at Queen Mother Xiang behind the curtain.
Flashing back in his mind was the scene in his last life when he wanted to abolish the current empress dowager and when empress dowager Xiang brought his biological mother to him.
Queen Mother Xiang has such a temperament.
As long as things don't burn her out, she likes to make peace.
In modern times, according to the historical data that Zhao Xu read, she also tried to reconcile with the mud after Zhao Xu died violently.
Unfortunately, the effect is not very good.
As soon as the Empress Dowager Xiang died, Cai Jing used a Yuanyou Party Monument in his backhand to completely destroy all the efforts of the Empress Dowager.
This is normal. The old party demoted so many new parties to death, and the new party came to power and demoted more old parties to death.
You said you won’t fight if you don’t want to fight?
Is there such an easy thing?
However, I still have to give the Empress Dowager face.
Persuasion is possible.
Zhao Xu cleared his throat slightly, looked at the Empress Dowager on the other side of the curtain, and said in a low voice: "Mother, my father has just been promoted to immortality. The left prime minister is my father's buttocks, so you can't belittle me!"
Even a person like Wang Gui should not be belittled for the sake of Emperor Daxing's face.
So, what about those laws and policies that the Daxing Emperor did not want to abolish during his lifetime?
Who dares to give up?
Who dares to ignore him, the filial son sitting on the throne, like Zhao Xu did in his previous life?
Although the lychees from Lingnan are delicious, they can only be eaten for two months a year.
Think clearly!
After studying abroad for ten years, one of the most important things Zhao Xu learned in modern times is that even a piece of trash can be valuable in the hands of a real operating expert.
It's a good deal to exchange Wang Gui's temporary peace for a rift between the Empress Dowager and Sima Niu.
Zhao Xu's words, neither light nor serious, fell clearly on the ears of the Empress Dowager and Sima Guang in this small hall.
This forced the Queen Mother behind the curtain to give in.
Because she remembered an important thing - going too far is never enough!
What if, after her sixth brother carried out the Emperor Daxing, she still persisted in stripping Wang Gui of hemp and punishing him deeply.
Even if the current sixth brother can't react.
How has he grown up?
This attempt to conceal the truth will be self-defeating if not done well.
Therefore, she could only say angrily: "Since it is an official who is begging for mercy, I will spare him the death penalty for the sake of Emperor Daxing!"
"However, national laws cannot be trivialized!"
"Even if you can't commit crimes and peel off the hemp, the various crimes Wang Gui has committed must be written down in the book written by the Prime Minister!"
"Especially in the capital hall that day, he dared to say such nonsense and disregard the righteousness!"
"If Emperor Daxing finds out about the hatred that this old man holds, I'm afraid he won't be able to forgive him!"
This matter is especially important to the Queen Mother.
She must tell everyone in the world and tell Sixth Brother that that bastard Wang Gui said such words in the capital hall and has nothing to do with Lao Shen, the Gao family and King Yong.
This is all his own nonsense!
As long as Wang Gui's crime is written on the book of dismissal, it will be announced to the world.
Then, even if Brother Six wants to investigate in the future, he will not find out about this matter.
In this way, Sixth Brother will probably not delve into what King Yong has done in the palace since February.
Even considering her current attitude, she would not pursue it further.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother took a deep look at where Zhao Xu was sitting.
The little official sat on the throne, and through the bead curtain, you could see the slightest hint of emotion on his little face.
This child is really a good child with a pure nature!
The Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel regret and regret for what she had done to indulge King Yong.
Empress Dowager Xiang saw all those things and all the changes with her own eyes in the palace.
Therefore, she took a deep look at the place where the queen was, and then came out to endorse the girl: "What the queen said is true!"
"What Wang Gui said that day is simply unworthy of being a minister!"
"What's more, he has failed to live up to Emperor Daxing's kindness and kindness to him!"
"It is really intolerable to the laws of the country and the laws of heaven!"
"However, considering that he is the prime minister worshiped by the Daxing Emperor, considering the dignity of the scholar-bureaucrat, and considering the laws of the prime minister who were favored by his ancestors, he can be given a lighter sentence, but his crime must be exposed to the world!"
This is also the bottom line for the Queen Mother.
The dignity of scholar-bureaucrats can be retained.
You don’t need to punish him deeply, you don’t need to peel off his numbness.
However, the crime must be made public, and it must be clearly stated in the document - our two palaces are not blindly belittling the prime minister, but he has really gone too far.
Seeing this, Sima Guang bowed with satisfaction and said: "The Empress Dowager has a compassionate heart, the Empress Dowager shows kindness to her ministers, and Her Majesty the Emperor cares for his old ministers. This is truly the blessing of the world!"
"I believe that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are indeed among the women of Yao and Shun. They should be regarded as models of virtuous empresses in Qing Dynasty. In the history books of the future, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager will definitely occupy a place for their good deeds today!"
As soon as Sima Guang's words came out, Zhao Xu's eyelids twitched.
Come, come, Yao and Shun, the female middle school masters, are here!
The face of the Empress Dowager in the curtain finally dissipated from the original gloom after hearing Sima Guang's words.
Queen Mother Xiang knew without looking that she must be very happy.
Zhao Xu understood that even if the two palaces knew that Sima Guang was saying good things and flattering them, they would probably feel complacent because of Sima Guang's evaluation as 'Yao and Shun among women'.
reason?
This is what Sima Guang said!
What are the words of Sima Guang, who wrote a general guide to governance, commented on ancient and modern emperors and generals, and pointed out the gains and losses of the past dynasties!
This is the specialness that status titles bring.
A comprehensive guide to governance has accumulated a lot of political reputation for Sima Guang.
It also gave him too many things that didn't belong to him.
…
The next time will become boring.
There is no longer the close communication between Sima Guang and the two palaces as before.
As a result, the process of the resignation was almost completed soon.
Sima Guang stood up, held the fluorine in his hand and bowed, saying goodbye to the two palaces and Zhao Xu.
At this time, Shi Deyi walked in slightly panicked from outside the small hall.
Of course, he might have done it on purpose.
Otherwise, he should come in through the side door behind the small hall and go directly into the curtain so that Zhao Xu would not see him.
Therefore, after Zhao Xu saw Shi Deyi's appearance, he immediately asked: "Shi Deyi, you are in a panic, what's going on?"
So, Sima Guang in the two palaces behind the curtain looked at the minister who came in from the side of the palace door in a panic.
Shi Deyi immediately bowed down and said, "It is a violation of etiquette in the palace and I will be punished by death! I will be punished by death!"
"What's wrong?" asked the Queen Mother before snatching away the Queen Mother.
She now trusts and values Shi Deyi more and more.
It's true that Shi Deyi's control of the policemen can collect a large number of private discussions and changes in public opinion in Bianjing City, so that she can know what is being said outside the palace as well as inside the palace?
Shi Deyi immediately replied: "His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, His Majesty the Emperor..."
"Report from the Detective Department of the Imperial City Department..."
"The Prime Minister of the Left, Prince Gui of the Kingdom of Xi, has passed away!"
Um?
The two palaces behind the curtain exclaimed in disbelief.
Sima Guang stood up quickly.
Even Zhao Xu was a little confused.
"What's going on?" he asked: "The left prime minister has always been in good health. Even though he was ill at home recently, he should not have passed away without any warning..."
Sima Guang nodded, it was indeed true.
Wang Gui is younger than him, and he has never heard of any illness.
Why did he die suddenly?
Could it be?
Sima Guang's eyes glanced into the curtain.
Although that kind of thing is unlikely to happen in the Song Dynasty.
But it’s impossible to tell.
Right?
When Sima Guang was studying history, he read astronomical amounts of historical materials.
Especially those unique books and treasures given by Emperor Daxing, which record various secrets since the Han Dynasty.
So he knew that since ancient times, when the royal family wanted to kill people, they did not need to use knives, and sometimes even jailers were not needed.
A cup of poisoned wine, three feet of white silk, and a piece of gold are delivered to the minister by someone holding a palace token.
Does this minister dare to die?
You don't even need to bring anything, the person just needs to give a hint.
A minister who is aware of his situation will kill himself after the messenger leaves.
Just like King Yue Yi, Taizong only said to him: You do it yourself.
He had completely understood it, and he would kill himself when he returned home, not even daring to splatter blood in the palace!
What makes Sima Guang particularly sensitive is that during the period when Zhang Xianmingsu was behind the curtain, the prime minister Cao used it to force him to death by the ministers around Zhang Xianmingsu.
Now, will the Empress Dowager, who is hanging behind the curtain, learn from Zhang Xian Mingsu?
Sima Guang didn't know and couldn't guess.
He could only look at the old minister who entered the small hall.
Just listen to the chamberlain named Shi Deyi play: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Detective Secretary Yan: The Duke of Xi heard a ballad more than an hour ago, and he couldn't stop cursing. Vomited blood and died!"
"A ballad?" Queen Mother Xiang asked curiously from behind the curtain: "What ballad?"
Can a ballad make a prime minister angry to death?
Is it too exaggerated?
But the curiosity in Empress Dowager Xiang's heart drove her to eagerly want to know - what kind of song was it that could make even an old minister like Wang Gui, who was scolded as a sworn minister, angry to death? !
Shi Deyi took out a piece of white paper from his sleeve, held it in his hand, and presented it to Zhao Xu's case. ,
Zhao Xu looked down and became happy, then sent it to the curtain and showed it to the Queen Mother.
He took it from the Queen Mother and put it in front of him, and his expression suddenly became strange.
Then she personally brought the paper to the Empress Dowager: "My Lady, take a look!"
The Empress Dowager read it once and laughed.
"This is the so-called criticism of a thousand people, and the so-called words of a person are like a knife!"
She looked at the veteran minister standing in the palace through the curtain and ordered: "Liang Weijian, take it to Sima Xianggong to see how the prime minister worshiped by the Daxing Emperor and the prime minister in the capital hall are. What kind of person do the people of Bianjing think?"
So, the piece of paper was sent to Sima Guang by Liang Weijian.
When Sima Guang spread it out and took a look, his expression suddenly became extremely exciting.
On paper, it is a ballad with barely adequate literary talent but witty lyrics.
The poem says: Zuo Xiang is a rich man, he has no name but money in his life, Nuonuo is the king of Tejin, and he is diligently keeping Zhang for observation. Stop talking and playing on the railing well, and do not count the years in the government hall. Dongfu has no land, so he must There is no need for authority to be authorized!
There is another line of writing on the paper: I also heard that recently someone was singing songs day and night outside Zuoxiang's Mansion: Yu Yu Yu Yu is full of energy, except for being empty, and everything is complete.
Every word is like a sword, every sentence is like an arrow.
Sima Guang felt that if he were Wang Gui, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood if he heard the people of Bianjing singing such a song that completely denied and overturned his life!
This is an intolerable shame for a scholar-official!
Note: This ballad by the citizens of Bianjing was circulated after Wang Gui's death.
I have changed the first two sentences and the last title here.
The original text of the first two sentences is: The grand master gave Sun Jian to his descendant, who has no name but money.
Wang Tejin is Wang Anshi, the veteran of Tejin and Sikong.
In the original text, Zhang Guan was Song Zhaoxuan, also known as Song Yongchen. But at this time, because the Sixth Brother recalled Song Yongchen to the palace and wanted to open the Embankment Department for buying, Song Yongchen's taunting effect failed, and the Bianjing people automatically focused their fire on the highest-ranking person. The internal minister is Zhang Maoze. At this time, Zhang Maoze, the Yaojun official, was the Lizhou Observer, so he was generally called Zhang Observer.
This thing is particularly interesting.
The Wang family later went to the government to sue the government because of this matter, and the lawsuit was brought before Cai Jing. They were watched by countless people in the government office, which caused a roar of laughter.
Even Cai Jing laughed along with him, which shows the difference in reputation of the Wang family.
(End of chapter)
